Keto Low Carb Chicken Divan

Keto Low Carb Chicken Divan is a total healthy makeover of this classic American dish. There’s no cream of anything soup here, and no refined sugar or flour, but y’all, it still tastes great!

My easy Keto low carb Chicken Divan has a wonderfully creamy cheesy sauce, I promise you won’t miss the canned soups! It comes in at around 6g net carbs per serving so it will fit well with your low carb and keto diets.

What is Chicken Divan?

Chicken Divan is a chicken casserole made with broccoli, chicken, and cheese sauce. Some recipes used canned soup and mayonnaise for the sauce, and sometimes curry powder is added.

Instructions

Cut the chicken thighs into pieces and then season with salt and pepper and set aside for ten minutes.

Steam broccoli for 5 minutes, or until just tender, then place in casserole dish.

In a large cast iron skillet heat olive oil then fry the chicken until browned on both sides for about 4 -5 minutes per side (depending on the thickness) and remove from skillet and place into casserole dish.

Add 2 tbsp water and dry sherry (DO NOT USE COOKING SHERRY!) to the skillet you just cooked the chicken in and deglaze the bottom of the pan, then simmer to reduce the liquid amount by half - do not skip this step!

Add cubed cream cheese, mustard, pepper, and onion powder to the skillet, and cook until the cream cheese is softened.

Pour cheese sauce over chicken and broccoli and top with grated sharp cheddar and Parmesan.

Bake for 20 minutes, and then broil briefly to brown the top if desired.

Hooray! I do hope you’ll try it Catherine! Of course I’m a tad bit biased but I think it turned out really well and had a lovely flavor and was really easy to throw together. And my kids ate it all – they are my biggest critics and if doesn’t pass muster with them it doesn’t make it on the blog. Thanks for your encouraging comment!